On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:49 PM, satyaakam goswami satyaakam@gmail.comwrote:
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Shirish Padalkar <shirish4you@gmail.com
wrote:
Hello All,
Almost we all use FOSS for daily works. I was thinking if we can
contribute
some money to some Open Source Projects.
Idea is like this-
We can collect monthly contribution (say Rs.100 each) from the people who want to contribute.
Select an Open Source Project of the month.
Make the donation.
I don't think Rs. 100 per month is more challenging for all. Even less
(or
more ;)) contributions can be accepted.
What are your thought?
No to the idea , individuals and companies make contributions when they find some use of project , what happened to the Bazzar model ? Resources are always limited time , people, money , projects find ways to compete and sustain to keep all three coming in with enough users ( Demand) also in the some way these projects organize themselves and find ways to sustain if they don't they perish .
Projects have a donation button prominently displayed if you feel somebody should be paid you just press the pay button , no need to organize or pool funds.
I agree. While I do support donations, what is the point in collective donation. Not all the members of the list may agree on the monthly beneficiary. One member may be of the opinion of supporting a particular project, while the other may want to support another project. Though someone can create a kind of centralised infrastructure to facilitate donations. For example, a website on which a list of FOSS projects are listed and the visitor can select the project towards which his/her donations are to be directed. People can also suggest the FOSS projects to be included in the list on a continuing basis. This way, even the FOSS projects outside India can get the benefit since many people might find it easier to contribute in Indian currency, and then this organisation can forward the donation in the foreign currency. Practical issues of administration, accounting & auditing will require dedicated workforce. I believe the idea is worth considering.
Regards